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Tuesday 10 November 2020

Tuesday: Response to Text

 Cook Islands Tivaevae: 

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Tivaevae:



  1. What does Tivaevae mean?

  1. To cook b) to sew or patch

c) To knit d) to laugh

2.  What are Tivaevae?

a) Tea Towels b) Pillow Cases

c) Sheets d) Duvets


3. When were Tivaevae bedspreads introduced by French nuns?

a) eighteenth century b) nineteenth century

c) twentieth century d) twenty first century


The Pange

4. What is a pange?

-> A Pange can be up to 8 women, it is a group that makes the Tivaevae,


5. What is a ta’unga?

a) a type of tivaevae b) an expert

c) cutting materials d) patterns and colours


Making the Tīvaevae


6. Which are not part of the three types of Tīvaevae?

a) tīvaevae manu b) tīvaevae tātaura

c) tīvaevae tā’ōrei d) tivaevae tāmoumou


7.  Which best describes what Tivaevae manu?

  1. It uses only four colours and two pieces of material. 

  2. It uses only one colour and one piece of material.

  3. It uses only two colours and two pieces of material.

  4. It uses only two colours and three pieces of material.


8. How is Tīvaevae tātaura formed?

  1. Using glue and paste b) using embroidered 

c) having separate pieces pieced together d) using chromebook




Monday 9 November 2020

4 Facts Cook Island History

 


Monday: Response to Text

 

Cook Island History - Response to Text

 Cook Islands History: 

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About Cook Islands:

 

1. How many islands are said to be on Cook Islands?

a) 3 b) 10

c) 15 d) 88

 

2. Which island is not located beside the Cook Islands?

a) New Zealand b) Tonga

c) French Polynesia d) American Samoa

 

3. How did Cook Islands get their name?

a) From coke cola b) from James Cook 

c) from chocolate d) from Cocoa Chanel

 

Cook Islands History:

 

4. Where did the first Cook Islands arrive from?

a) Hawaii b) Tahiti

c) New Zealand d) Hervey Island

 

5. What does Cook Islands not do for art?

a) wood carving b) piercing

c) weaving d) tivaevae

 

6. True or False: Captain James Cook named Cook Islands ?

a) True b) False

 

Wood carving: 

 

7. Rarotonga is famous for its carving …. 

  1. its wooden seats b) of fisherman’s gods and staff-gods

c) it’s ceremonial adzes d) pencils

 

8. What islands are not mentioned for wood carving?

a) Mitiaro b) Mauke

c) Atiu d) Pukapuka

 

9. True or false: The wooden carvings had to be blessed before stood up?

a) True b) False

 

10. How can you identify where people are from in Cook Islands?

→the way they carve


Wednesday 4 November 2020

Silver - Multiplication

 

Bronze - Multiplication

 

Wednesday: Response to Text

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

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Sulieti Fiemea-Burrows:


1. What type of art does Sulieti Fiemea-Burrows do?

a) kohoa kakala b) ngatu

c) ta’ovala d) carving


2. How did Sulieti learn how to be the artist she is?

a) it was a fluke b) she wanted to be famous

c) weren’t enough artists d) she watched her Mum growing up


3. Why does Sulieti want to teach others the art she does?

So people can keep making 


Sione Monu:


4. What type of artist is Sione Monu?

a) carving b) ngatu

c) koho d) ta’ovala


5. Where did Sione Monu get inspiration from?

a) ta’ovala b) old family photos from Tonga

c) kohoa kakala d) old family photos from Samoa


6. What is in Sione Monu’s exhibition?

It makes a space where people can come


Tatafu Langi: 


7. Where did Tatafu Langi grow up?

a) Tonga b) Samoa

c) Niue d) Cook Islands


8. Where did Tatafu Langi move to?

a) UK b) USSR

c) USA d) United Kingdom


9. What type of artist is Tatafu Langi?

a) koho b) ta’ovala

c) ngatu d) carving


10. Name 3 different materials that Tatafu Langi carves with.

Koa wood, cattle bone and even whale teeth!


4 Facts Tongan Art and Artists

 


Tuesday 3 November 2020

Bronze - Multiplication

 

Silver - Multiplication

 

Tuesday: Response to Text

 Tongan Art Forms: 

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Ta’ovala (mat weaving):


1. Which of the following is not a way that mat weaving is used for?

a) bedding b) weddings

c) shoe holder d) flooring


2. What do mats signify?

a) love b) respect

c) health d) social status


3. What is the tongan word for ‘mat weaving’?

a) kiekie b) ta’ovala

c) ngatu d) kava


Ngatu Tonga (tapa cloth):


4. From what tree is the bark used to make tapa from?

a) Paper Mulberry b) Wood Blueberry

c) Bone Strawberry d) Card Raspberry


5. The women design the tapa using what?

Natural dyes


6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

The patterns come from a event


Wood and bone carvings: 


7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

i think that the wood carving is important because So that people can have some things 


9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?

I don’t really know but I would probably say no because they saw whales.



10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.

Weapons,long drums and making bowls